Gage-line holder.



PATENTED APR. 10, 1906.

F. G. ZUGELDER. GAGE LINE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED nun-129. 1903.

mvemfo a UNITED STATES PATEN OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 10, 1906.

Application filed May 29,1903. Serial No. 169,279.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK G. ZUGEL- DER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gunnison, in the county of G'unnison and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Gage-Line Holders, of which t e following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in gage line holders, and is particularly de-' signed for the use of masons or bricklayers. One of the rincipal objects of the invention is to provi e a simple, durable, and eflicient device of the character described for hplding the gage-line in proper position withoutdefacing the masonry or the joints thereof.

Another object is to provide a holder which can be convenientl a plied to and removed from the wall on w 'c the courses are being laid.

Having these objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel details of construction specifically set forth in the following description, reference being hadto the accompanyin drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention, and in whi'ch Figure 1 is a' perspective view of portions of a masonry structure in process of building, showing the application of the invention; Fig. 2, a top or planview of the same; Fig. 3, a perspectlve v1ew of one of the gageline-sup orting members, and Fig. 4 an enlarged etail View of a portion of the intermediate supporting device.

The supporting means for the gage-line 1 consists of two holders, each of which comprises a jaw ada ted to enga e the corner of the masonry. he preferre form of jaw is illustrated as an approximately L-shaped member 2, having terminal engaging means in the form of spurs 3 and 4, respectivel for frictional contact with the end and si es of the course, so asto prevent slipping. A bifurcated rojection 5 is carried b one of the arms of tlie holder and is designed to frictionally engage the cord line 1 by passing the line through the bifurcated portion of the projection or by forming a loop in the line and passing it over the projection, so as to firmly engage it. An opening or eye 6 is formed in the arm carrying the projection 5 and at a oint directly below the under face of the ot er arm, WhlGh o ening or eye extends in the direction of t e gage-line when the same is in use. The line in passing through said opening or eye to the projection 5 has direct attachment to the resisting-arm of the jaw and being carried by said arm is readily brought into close contact with the masonry wal to the extreme corner thereof, thereby bringing its pullin resisting-arm on a line wit masonry.

If the course is of sufficient length to cause sa ing'of the line at intermediate oints, I utilize a rectifying means or trig 7, avin a transverse groove 8 intermediate its ends for the rece tion of the line 1, which is held therein y a pivoted locking-plate 9, su ported on the trig by a connection 10. n aying courses of unusual length or where the nature of the case demands, a plurality of these rectifying devices or t s ma be employed in such numbers as W51 be fbund essential to preserve the integrity of the gageline.

In actual practice the supporting means will be formed of suitable material from which a blank can be struck and formed to proper shape. However, I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction illustrated, but reserve the right to modify the form and proportions as occasion may demand, and, if desired, a spool or similar device may be employed upon which to wind the line when it is not in use.

I claim-- I. A gage-line holder, comprising two wall-embracing members joined at right angles, one of said members having a lineattaching projection, and a guide-opening the face of the strain upon the formed in said member at a point below the under' face of the other member, and said other member having a wall-engaging terminal at its outer end provided with a guidenotch for the gage-line, substantially as described.

2. A gage-line holder, comprising two wall-embracing members joined at right angles, one of said members being rovided with a line-attaching projection having a bindin -notch therein, and a guideopemng former? in said member at a point below the under face of the other member, and said other member having a wall-en aging terminal notched to receive the gageine, substantially as described.

3. A gage-line holder, comprising two wall-embracing members joined at right angles and having wall-engagng terminals, one In testimony whereof I have signed my member having at one en an outwardly-ex name to this specification in presence of two Io tending, strluiok-up portioin formed with a tad witnesses. pering notc therein an at its other an provided with a line-opening, and said other FREDERICK ZUGELDER- member having a notch in its wall-engaging Witnesses:

terminal, substantially as and for the purpose JOHN E. WHIP, set forth. J. S. MARSHALL. 

